Lyrics Citizen Fish

Citizen Fish

Get Off the Phone

Someone phoned and said "hello?"

And for about, well hum, I dunno

A few split seconds I thought "Oh no"

"I know that voice"... so I said real slow

"Uh yes?" Who could it be?

Of course it turned out

There was no room for doubt

It was you all along

It's just that your voice

Was covered in noise

That didn't belong

You said "Don't mention my name

I got something to say.

The police came around

About ten minutes ago

They got my address book

And you aught to know,

They we're asking weird questions

About what I believe

And reading my fanzines

And your record sleeves."

I said "Get off the phone

I don't think we're alone,

I keep hearing these noises

They're tapping my phone.

They're searching your house

And now they'll search mine,

They'll pull us all in

If they get enough time.

If you've done nothing wrong

They'll make up a crime,

They'll say you're unbalanced

Cos you went out of line.

There's no freedom to move

Unless it's forward or back

And you can't speak your mind

Cos your phone's being tapped.

But we know all these things

So we have to react.

They're not defending our freedom

It's blatant attack,

They take all our freedom

And give nothing back.

They take all our freedom"